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Old 12-27-2024, 10:39 AM   #18
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This one is for sale on facebook marketplace in the Seattle area. I know it isn't good to lust after something, but.... It isn't cheap. What can you tell me about the sideways elongated V8 symbol? I have seen it before. I wish I had a photo of my first car, a pedal fire truck, second hand from a neighbor. My dad painted it with a brush.
The "Lazy V8" first appeared on the ill fated 1935 Miller Ford Indy race cars. It became a grille emblem for 1937 Fords in an angled position, and in a prone position on the sides of 1938 Ford hoods. The one on your pictured pedal car is a handpainted home version.
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